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Transportation

Bellevue City Council All But Abandons ‘Bike Bellevue’ Network

By being crystal clear that most councilmembers don't support reallocating existing street space to create new bike corridors, the Bellevue City Council effectively rejected the network its transportation department created.
A red and gold RapidRIde bus waits an a bus shelter with the sign indicating it's headed to Federal Way Transit Center.

Metro Starts Federal Way Link Bus Restructure Planning

King County Metro is launching its bus restructure planning process to accompany Federal Way Link, which opens sometime in 2026 adding three stations and about eight miles of light rail between SeaTac and Federal Way. Fill out Metro's scoping survey.

New Energy for Changes on MLK Corridor, But Few New Ideas

Recent initiatives at both Sound Transit and the City of Seattle have put the issue of safety along the at-grade segment of light rail tracks in the Rainier Valley back in the spotlight.

Op-Ed: Here’s How We Can Fix Aurora Avenue – From People Who Might Know

My name is Lucca Murdoch Howard, and I am a member of the Aurora Reimagined Coalition. We're a group that has been advocating for the...

Sound Transit Snags Federal Grant for South King County Bus Stations

The federal programs are aimed at repairing past harms from transportation infrastructure, but the two long-planned Stride stations leave much unrepaired. Sound Transit has...

Spring Service Change Brings Shifts in Transit Service Across Puget Sound

Transit riders across the region will see changes to bus routes at the end of March, including the launch of the long-awaited Orange Line in Snohomish County and an express version of Pierce Transit's Route 1.
Steps are taking shape even with the concrete not yet poured. The Seattle skyline peeks in the background.

Seattle Waterfront Park Project Finally Enters Its Home Stretch

A new aquarium and "Overlook Walk" to Pike Place Market headline a revamped Seattle Waterfront just one year away from its grand opening, all made possible by tearing down the Alaskan Way Viaduct.

Sunday Video: Shortest May Not Be Fastest

Most everyone wants to get from Point A to Point B as fast as they can. The straightest line (route) may be the shortest...